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Speaking Engagements in 2022

26 May 2022 alonbj Leave a comment

If you are reading this, I want to sincerely thank you for visiting my personal website and read my blogposts. Unfortunately, I have neglected the blog section of my website. Like many others, I substituted posting here by posting on my social media channels. The last year I have enjoyed LinkedIn the most and have been posting there almost daily. Including my book reviews. In case you like that kind of content from me, please connect with me on LinkedIn:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/alonbenjoseph

But I do not want to give up on my personal website and blog. In all my independent consultancy work that I do for other brands and companies I keep on emphasizing that it is so important the be digitally independent. Do not rely on any third-party platform. Remember that they own your content and ‘customers’. Your friends and followers on the social media networks are friends and followers on lease. They are not yours; they are the network’s connections. Therefore, I have decided to publish this post today:

Usually, I post here about my activities and things that interest me. We are finally leaving COVID-19 behind us and we are going back to the old normal from the new normal. This means physical trade fairs, summits, conferences, guest lectures, fora, and events. YEAH! So, I have been booked for three fun occasions in 2022:

May 2022: Guest Lecturer at EBS / CREA in Geneva, Switzerland. For the third time I have been invited by leading Swiss business school EBS to teach a course as a guest lecturer to their Masters students of the International Luxury Management course. I love working with students as it is so gratifying to share knowledge, but equally fun to learn from the young critical thinkers. For more info, visit the EBS website.

June 2022: Public speaking engagement at eCommerce Trade Fair. For the 4th time I have been invited to speak during the Webwinkel Vakdagen, the leading Dutch trade fair for the eCommerce industry. I have attended the first edition of this fair fifteen years ago and have visited every year. It’s amazing to see how it grew from one little room into a massive fair. I am very humbled to be invited every time to speak at this event and get a lot of energy from the room and the visitors. I love the interaction during the lecture with the room, but also afterwards during the one-on-one when visitors come up to me to ask specific questions and advice. For more info about my presentation, please visit my page on their official website HERE.

September 2022: Public speaking engagement at "What's going on in [R]etailing?! 2022" in Maarssen, the Netherlands. The title of my presentation is: “Hoe een klassieke juwelier de (r)etail ervaring online net zo persoonlijk maakt als in de winkel sinds 2007” which translates into: "How a traditional jeweller made it's online retail experience as person as they do in-store since 2007"). You can read more about my presentation on the page dedicated to my presentation on the official site HERE.

Hope to see you at one of these events. Please touch base with me beforehand and/or during the event. I love meeting new people, sharing knowledge and learn new things.

In case you want to book me as lecturer, guest lecturer, moderator, consultant, storyteller, coach, mentor and/or inspirator, please reach out to me directly or via Online Energizers:

Oak Consultancy
Telephone: +31202602100
E-mail: info [at] oakconsultancy.com

Online Energizers
Website: Booking Page
Telephone: +316421 44922

Want to know what my track record is of speaking engagements, please visit the dedicated page on this website: SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.

Have an awesome day.

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Business, Luxury, Marketing, Oak Consultancy, Public Appearance, Retail, Technology

Speaking at NetComm Suisse eLuxury Summit 2019 in Geneva

30 July 2019 admin Leave a comment

The Swiss authority on eCommerce, Netcomm Suisse, is organizing the eLuxury Summit 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland. This is the third time they have invited me to come speak at the reputable events. On Tuesday September 17th, 2019 the will take place at the Ritz-Carlton in Geneva. This is the event for players operating in the luxury industry in Europe.

In February 2016 I spoke at the Swiss event: "e-Commerce and Digital meet Luxury Watches" organized by the national eCommerce association Netcomm Suisse. And, in March 2017 I was invited to speak at the international event “e-Commerce meets Fashion 2017” in the Ticino Fashion Valley of Switzerland.

Although this is third time attending a Netcomm Suisse event, they are diverse every time. And, again I am very honored to have been asked to speak during this event as well. I will speak about our experiences in omni-channel retail in the luxury industry at Ace Jewelers.

During this event I will have the honor to share other professionals operating in both the luxury industry and tech world. Executives working at leading companies like: Breitling, Baume & Merier, Brunello Cucinelli, Missoni, Manufacture Royale SA, and many more. I am really excited and hope to meet you in person as one of the 250 visitors in Geneva, Switzerland.

Pre-order your tickets worth CHF 3.500 via the official website: Netcomm Suisse Site.

#ELUX2019 #NetcommSuisse #AlonBenJoseph #SpeakingEngagement

Oak Consultancy, Public Appearance

Speaking at YOU Academe as part of the Foundation TRUST in Amsterdam

8 May 2019 admin Leave a comment

One of the founders of Foundation TRUST reached out to me last week to ask if I would be interested to come speak during their YOUacadame Live Q&A Sessions in Amsterdam. I got excited immediately and confirmed to speak on Sunday May 12th at their HQ at Albert Cuypstraat 194 in Amsterdam.

As this foundation is all about promoting trust and making the world a better place. Their own description is: "foundation trust - happy for no reason envisions a world where everyone decides to think and act based upon trust. Not to change the world, but to ignite trust. In each other. (Then the world will change.)" Read more about them on their official website.

Part of the foundation is YOU Academe which they discribe as: "At YOU Academe we believe that ‘trust’ is the key to becoming YOU: feel an excitement about life and its adventures; experience true happiness, inner peace, positivity and a deeper authentic connection with yourself and others as a normal state of being. ‘Trust’ is whatever it is to you in any given situation. We help you to discover it and apply it. The process is simple and systematic." Read more about them on their official website.

We are going to have a freestylye Q&A Session in front of a live crowd and I only had to answer two short questions in preparation for the meeting, which were:

To me trust is...
So when I trust it makes me feel...

Curious what my answer are, attend the event coming Sunday 🙂

Attend this event by registering HERE.
Entrance is free and as they trust their visitors, one can donate an entrance free at the end of the session if they feel like it.

Ace Jewelers, Jewelry, Luxury, Marketing, Public Appearance, Retail, Technology, Watches

Speaking at NetComm Suisse event

29 January 2016 admin 1 Comment

A week after I spoke at the Webwinkel Vakdagen 2016 event in Utrecht, the Netherlands, I have been invited by NetComm Suisse, the Swiss counterpart of the Thuiswinkel Organisatie to speak during their event: e-Commerce and Digital meet Luxury Watches on Thursday February 2th, 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.

NetComm Suisse enables their members to build a strong community of e-Commerce operators. Through networking events, training, institutional relations and research into the digital market, the organization enables greater consumer confidence in e-Commerce and greater success for operators in the industry. They also engage proactively with the media and international institutions, providing information, concrete data and a voice for the wider industry, seeking above all to help build a more engaged and successful future for the Swiss eCommerce sector.

On February 25th, 2016 NetComm Suisse in collaboration with Fongit will host the “e-Commerce and Digital meet Luxury Watches” event. The event will look at the latest trends in digital and e-Commerce for luxury jewellery and watches industry. In this domain our speakers will share knowledge on:

Digital innovation, smartwatches, wearable jewellery devices
e-Commerce for the luxury industry
Online counterfeiting and digital reputation
Digital influence in purchase decisions
Start-ups to help solving industry problems

An increasing number of consumers is turning to the internet to get their purchase decision. In addition to that, upwards of 70% of people in Europe have shopped online, amounting to some 247 million consumers, with commerce between countries continuing to grow. As regards the luxury sector, e-Commerce represents an excellent opportunity for the industry, including the smartwatch sector, to open itself up to a global market filled with internet- savvy consumers, add this to Switzerland’s long history of watchmaking, perfectly blending a spirit of artisanship plus innovation, and the opportunities in this particular brand of digital innovation are clear to see.

As you might know I love to speak about my passions: fine watches, diamond jewelry and eCommerce. I am humbled that Netcomme Suisse has heard about me and booked me to speak during this event in Geneva next month. Together with managers from the Swiss luxury industry, companies like: Audemars Piguet, Baume & Mercier, Richemont, I will speak about my experiences in this industry we have built up with Ace Jewelers. I am also very curious to hear what experts from Facebook, eBooster and Deloitte, attending as speakers during this event have to share.

On that day I will travel from Amsterdam to Geneva and at 16.55 hours I will have the honor to speak about the topic: "Digital influence in offline purchase decisions."

To attend this event, please register via this direct link: Eventbrite.

Marketing, Philosophy, Public Appearance, Retail, Technology

Speaking about the future of gold during Schone Symposium

31 October 2014 admin Leave a comment

I have been invited by Umicore's subsidary Schone Edelmetaal B.V. to speak during their Symposium on Monday November 3rd, 2014, which they are organising in honor of their 275th birthday.

Schöne Edelmetaal B.V. has been a household name in the world of precious metals since 1739. Having originally started out as inspectors of gold and silver at the Exchange Bank, they have grown into being the main supplier to the European mints. They got to where they are today by capitalizing on their rich history. But they don’t just live in the past, as they continue to go for gold. Since 2003 we’ve been doing that under the wing of Umicore.

The title of my presentation is: "De gouden toekomst van goud", which translates to: "The golden future of gold". I have been invited by the management of Schone to inspire all their guests, partners, customers and employees. As I am: a jeweller, consultant, innovator in the jewelry industry with regard to multichannel retail, Shopping2020 Expert and Schone customer, they asked me to philosophize about the future of gold in the 'New Economy'.

I have the honor to share the stage with TV personality Humberto Tan, Gold Expert Willem Middelkoop and Inspirator and consultant Richard van Hooijdonk.

Do you want to learn more about my personal view of the future of retail, the luxury industry and the consumption behavior of gold? Please visit Oak Consultancy's page.